The tragic fire aboard the Maersk Honam has led the shipper to redefine its hazardous cargo stowage patterns. While that may not make a major difference to overall traffic it may require extra time at ports. Hazardous shipments accounted for 1.5% of all U.S. seaborne containerized freight in the past 12 months, and increased by 7% (the same rate as general freight) on a year earlier. Maersk had a 10% share of those shipments after volumes climbed 16% on a year earlier. CMA-CGM was the largest after expanding 20%. That meant it overtook MSC, which saw volumes drop 10%. Maersk has a more g...